Rhabdomys pumilio

(Sparrman, 1784)

Xeric Four-striped Grass Rat

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Supramyomorpha
Infraorder : Myomorphi
Superfamily : Muroidea
Family : Muridae
Subfamily : Murinae
Tribe : Arvicanthini
Genus : Rhabdomys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Sparrman, A. 1784. Mus Pumilio, en ny Råtta från det födra af Africa. Kongl. Vetenskaps Academiens Nya Handlingar 5:236-237.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46985377

Original name as described

Mus Pumilio

Other common names

Four-striped Field Mouse · Four-striped Grass Mouse · Four-striped Grass Rat · Xeric Four-striped Rhabdomys

Type locality

Slangrivier, Tsitsikamma Forest, east of Knysna, Western Cape Province, South Africa.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

South Africa

Taxonomy notes

previously included R. intermedius and R. bechuanae; the synonym listing for this species and all Rhabdomys is tentative and needs to be further assessed

Taxonomy notes citation

du Toit, N., van Vuuren, B.J., Matthee, S., Matthee, C.A. 2012. Biome specificity of distinct genetic lineages within the four-dtriped mouse Rhabdomys pumilio (Rodentia: Muridae) from southern Africa with implications for taxonomy. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 65: 75-86.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003112

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Mus Pumilio

(Sparrman, 1784)

Family

Muridae

Root name

pumilio

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

236

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46985377

Authority publication

Kongl. Vetenskaps Academiens Nya Handlingar

Name usages

  1. Gmelin (1788:131, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25751351) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35943)
  2. Kerr (1792:233, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38664257) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36283)
  3. Turton (1802:82, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25772938) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69249)
  4. Goldfuss (1809:145, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47497979) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34654)
  5. Fischer (1814:vii, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130068) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12226)
  6. Desmarest (1819:60, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19430617) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60387)
  7. Muirhead (1819:439) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69481)
  8. Schinz (1821:287, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51529048) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37604)
  9. Fischer (1829:314) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59856)
  10. Smuts (1832:36, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43088673) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60235)
  11. Cuvier (1833:448, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26232921) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37101)
  12. Lesson (1842:141) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  13. Smith (1845:pl. 46 (fig. 1), https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51577889) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67658)
  14. Bocage (1882:26, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16211309) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68546)
  15. Matschie (1895:50, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14835443) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67260)

arvicola pumilio

(A. G. Desmarest, 1822)

Family

Muridae

Root name

pumilio

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

285

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39521755

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Desmarest (1822:285, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39521755) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36189)
  2. Lesson (1827:282, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207749) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)

Rattus donovani

(Donovan, 1825)

Family

Muridae

Root name

donovani

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

pl. 73 unnumbered p. 2

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43088492

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Donovan (1825:@pl. 73 unnumbered p. 2, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43088492) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67403)

Mus pumilio var. major

(Brants, 1827)

Family

Muridae

Root name

major

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

105

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47497047

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Mus Donavani

(Lesson, 1827)

Family

Muridae

Root name

donavani

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

268

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207735

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:268, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207735) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Mus lineatus

(F. Cuvier in É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire & F. Cuvier, 1829)

Family

Muridae

Root name

lineatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum · preoccupied

Authority page

pl. 261 p. 2

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44518381

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Cuvier (1842:4, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44518527) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60227)
  2. Murray (1866:360, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580356) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Mus vittatus

(J. A. Wagner, 1842)

Family

Muridae

Root name

vittatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

11

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6697226

Authority publication

Archiv für Naturgeschichte

Name usages

  1. Fitzinger (1861:394, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6438453) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39159)
  2. Bocage (1890:15, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39321610) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68678)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Mus pumelio

(A. Smith, 1845)

Family

Muridae

Root name

pumelio

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

pl. 46 unnumbered p. 1

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51577890

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Smith (1845:@pl. 46 unnumbered p. 1, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51577890) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67658)

Mus septemvittatus

(H. R. Schinz, 1845)

Family

Muridae

Root name

septemvittatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Authority page

155

Authority publication

Solothurn

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Mus pumilus

(E. Blyth, 1863)

Family

Muridae

Root name

pumilus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

120

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534801

Authority publication

Calcutta

Name usages

Blyth (1863:120, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534801) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)

Euchaetomys Donovani

(Fitzinger, 1867)

Family

Muridae

Root name

donovani

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

74

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6476760

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

Fitzinger (1867:74, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6476760) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34989)

Euchaetomys parduleus

(Fitzinger, 1867)

Family

Muridae

Root name

parduleus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

74

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6476760

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

Fitzinger (1867:74, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6476760) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34989)

Euchaetomys pumilio

(Fitzinger, 1867)

Family

Muridae

Root name

pumilio

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

74

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6476760

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

Fitzinger (1867:74, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6476760) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34989)

Euchaetomys vittatus

(Fitzinger, 1867)

Family

Muridae

Root name

vittatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

74

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6476760

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

Fitzinger (1867:74, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6476760) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34989)

Lemniscomys lineatus

(A. T. de Rochebrune, 1883)

Family

Muridae

Root name

lineatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

114

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26187567

Authority publication

Actes de la Société Linnéenne de Bordeaux

Name usages

Rochebrune (1883:114, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26187567) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/43667)

Arvicanthis pumilio typicus

(W. L. Sclater, 1899)

Family

Muridae

Root name

typicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Authority page

61

Authority publication

book

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Arvicanthis pumilio cinereus

(O. Thomas & Schwann, 1904)

Family

Muridae

Root name

cinereus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

5

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31887630

Authority publication

Abstracts of the Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Thomas & Schwann (1904:5, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31887630) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/65985)
  2. Roberts (1913:89, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439547) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17656)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Arvicanthis pumilio

(O. Thomas & Schwann, 1904)

Family

Muridae

Root name

pumilio

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

5

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31887630

Authority publication

Abstracts of the Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Thomas & Schwann (1904:5, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31887630) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/65985)
  2. Allen (1909:168) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16003)
  3. Dollman (1911:128, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15616921) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/19731)
  4. Roberts (1913:89, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439547) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17656)

Arvicanthis pumilio meridionalis

(Wroughton, 1905)

Family

Muridae

Root name

meridionalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1903.7.2.34

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/375013db-8cb7-4082-ad29-6d565e22f1ae

Authority page

632

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19215279

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Roberts (1913:89, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439547) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17656)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Rhabdomys pumilio

O. Thomas, 1916

Family

Muridae

Root name

pumilio

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

69

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22129644

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1916:69, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22129644) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/19860)
  2. Granvik (1924:24) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68174)
  3. Thomas (1929:107) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14027)
  4. Shortridge (1934:276) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69309)
  5. Hill & Carter (1941:101) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16955)
  6. Shortridge (1942:61, 94, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40888978, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40889011) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/48770)
  7. Shortridge (1942:94) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/48770)
  8. Roberts (1946:321) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68475)
  9. Hayman (1963:125) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68592)
  10. Corbet & Hill (1980:171) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  11. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:555) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  12. Corbet & Hill (1991:181) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  13. Musser & Carleton (1993:662) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)
  14. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  15. Happold (2013:545) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27625)
  16. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:775) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  17. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #19436) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  18. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #19436) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  19. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003112) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  20. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/112168517/22402072) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Rhabdomys pumilio cinereus

Shortridge, 1934

Family

Muridae

Root name

cinereus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

276

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Shortridge (1934:276) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69309)
  2. Shortridge (1942:61, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40888978) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/48770)
  3. Roberts (1946:321) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68475)

Rhabdomys pumilio pumilio

Shortridge, 1942

Family

Muridae

Root name

pumilio

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

94

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40889011

Authority publication

Annals of the South African Museum

Name usages

Shortridge (1942:94, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40889011) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/48770)

Rhabdomys pumilio orangiae

A. Roberts, 1946

Family

Muridae

Root name

orangiae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TM 8037

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

321

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

  1. Roberts (1946:321) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68475)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Rhabdomys pumilio vittatus

A. Roberts, 1946

Family

Muridae

Root name

vittatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

323

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

Roberts (1946:323) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68475)

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